2015 All-Star Stitches: National League players not in the set

As a reminder, I went to the All-Star game & Home Run Derby in Cincinnati in 2015.  So I’m collecting this All-Star Stitches set from Topps Update 2015!  These cards have swatches from the Monday practice festivities.

This isn’t a post for a new card – but an update for the “cards that never happened”!  Here are the 7 National League players that were on the 2015 All-Star roster but didn’t get a Topps All-Star Stitches card.

Starters that were out for injury:

Matt Holliday

How he made the roster:  Holliday was voted as one of the NL outfielders.  This was his 7th (and final) All-Star Game selection.  Holliday was also an injury casualty for attendance of this game.  He strained his quad in early June trying to catch a fly ball from Carlos Gonzalez.  This was actually the only time he was chosen as a starter.  He reinjured the quad when he came back after the All-Star break and 2015 proved to be a lost season for him – and sort of signaled the beginning of the end of his career.

Holliday was replaced as a starter by Joc Pederson and on the roster by Ryan Braun (who was also not in the set – see below).

Interestingly – Holliday was at the 2015 Monday festivities based on his 2015 Update card.  I’ll probably need to put that card in the binder!

Giancarlo Stanton

How he made the roster:  Stanton was voted as one of the NL outfielders.  This was his 3rd All-Star Game selection.  He has received some grief on his injury history in the news of late – but he broke his hand on June 27 at a point when he was probably having the best season in the league (27 homer in 74 games). That ultimately ended his season. He was replaced as a starter by Joc Pederson and on the roster by Ryan Braun (who was also not in the set – see below).  He wasn’t at the Monday festivities (and didn’t have a card in Update or in this set).

Reserves who just weren’t in the set:

Francisco Rodriguez

How he made the roster:  K-Rod was named to the roster by Bruce Bochy for his 6th and final All-Star appearance (2nd with Milwaukee).  He was the only Brewer on the team that year.

He was in Cincy and played in the game; I don’t know if he was at the Monday events as the card above is from the actual game.  He has this card in the Update set – so either Topps chose to just not include him or he wasn’t there on Monday to have the gear for an All-Star Stitches card.

Trevor Rosenthal

How he made the roster:  Rosenthal had a phenomenal year as the Cardinals closer and was voted in by the players.  He didn’t pitch in the game – which isn’t unusual as managers will hold relievers back more than any other position.  This was his 1st and only All-Star appearance.

He has a base card in the Update set, picturing him with all the other Cardinals form the game.  And he has a rarer card with Yadier Molina and Michael Wacha in the Stitches set, numbered out of 25.  But it pictures him in the Tuesday All-Star gear.  You’d think that means he was there Monday and there is more out there; but there isn’t a card picturing him in the Monday gear and can you actually trust Topps getting the jerseys?  You’d hope so but can’t know for sure.

Jonathan Papelbon

How he made the roster:  Like Francisco Rodriguez – Papelbon was named to the roster by NL manager Bruce Bochy.  This would be his 6th and final All-Star selection.  He would ask out of Philly shortly out of this game, only to go over to the Nationals and get into it with Bryce Harper and eventually argue his way out of MLB a little earlier than his talent probably demanded it.

He didn’t pitch in the All-Star game.  He was in Cincy for everything; he has a card in the Update set and – as it shows – was there for Monday so I don’t know why he doesn’t have a Topps All-Star Stitches card.

Michael Wacha

How he made the roster:  Wacha was one of the starters Bochy selected to round out his roster.  He ended up not playing in the game – like teammate Rosenthal, this was his 1st and only All-Star selection.

Wacha also has a base card in the Update set, picturing him getting the other Cardinals form the game.  And he has the rare card with Yadier Molina and Rosenthal noted above.  Unlike Rosenthal – the picture on that set shows him in Monday gear; so I can conifrm he was there!  No clue why Topps didn’t include him in the regular portion of the Stitches set.

Ryan Braun

How he made the roster:  As I mentioned above – Braun was the roster replacement for Matt Holliday.  He came in as a pinch-hitter to lead off the 9th inning and tripled off of Glen Perkins.  His All-Star card from Topps Update shows him chugging around the bases for that triple.

Brandon Crawford brought him in with a sacrifice fly, so he did score a run in this game.  As seems to be the theme for this post, this was his 6th and final All-Star Game appearance.  Like the other sets – just have no clue why he wasn’t in the set.  Seems like maybe the later additions just weren’t in the checklist.

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STIT-AB A.J. Burnett – Pittsburgh Pirates
STIT-AC Aroldis Chapman – Cincinnati Reds
STIT-AE Alcides Escobar – Kansas City Royals
STIT-AGN Adrian Gonzalez – Los Angeles Dodgers
STIT-AJ Adam Jones – Baltimore Orioles
STIT-AM Andrew McCutchen – Pittsburgh Pirates
STIT-APO A.J. Pollock – Arizona Diamondbacks
STIT-APU Albert Pujols – Los Angeles Angels
STIT-AR Anthony Rizzo – Chicago Cubs
STIT-BB Brad Boxberger – Tampa Bay Rays
STIT-BC Brandon Crawford – San Francisco Giants
STIT-BD Brian Dozier – Minnesota Twins
STIT-BG Brett Gardner – New York Yankees
STIT-BHA Bryce Harper – Washington Nationals
STIT-BHO Brock Holt – Boston Red Sox
STIT-BP Buster Posey – San Francisco Giants
STIT-CA Chris Archer – Tampa Bay Rays
STIT-CK Clayton Kershaw – Los Angeles Dodgers
STIT-CM Carlos Martinez – St. Louis Cardinals
STIT-CS Chris Sale – Chicago White Sox
STIT-DB Dellin Betances – New York Yankees
STIT-DK Dallas Keuchel – Houston Astros
STIT-DL DJ LeMahieu – Colorado Rockies
STIT-DO Darren O’Day – Baltimore Orioles
STIT-DP David Price – Detroit Tigers
STIT-FH Felix Hernandez – Seattle Mariners
STIT-GC Gerrit Cole – Pittsburgh Pirates
STIT-GP Glen Perkins – Minnesota Twins
STIT-JA Jose Altuve – Houston Astros
STIT-JDE Jacob deGrom – New York Mets

STIT-JDO Josh Donaldson – Toronto Blue Jays
STIT-JK Jason Kipnis – Cleveland Indians
STIT-JM J.D. Martinez – Detroit Tigers
STIT-JPA Joe Panik – San Francisco Giants
STIT-JPD Joc Pederson – Los Angeles Dodgers
STIT-JPE Jhonny Peralta – St. Louis Cardinals
STIT-JU Justin Upton – San Diego Padres
STIT-KB Kris Bryant – Chicago Cubs
STIT-KH Kelvin Herrera – Kansas City Royals
STIT-LC Lorenzo Cain – Kansas City Royals
STIT-MB Madison Bumgarner – San Francisco Giants
STIT-MMA Manny Machado – Baltimore Orioles
STIT-MME Mark Melancon – Pittsburgh Pirates
STIT-MTE Mark Teixeira – New York Yankees
STIT-MTR Mike Trout – Los Angeles Angels
STIT-NA Nolan Arenado – Colorado Rockies
STIT-NC Nelson Cruz – Seattle Mariners
STIT-PF Prince Fielder – Texas Rangers
STIT-PG Paul Goldschmidt – Arizona Diamondbacks
STIT-RM Russell Martin – Toronto Blue Jays
STIT-SM Shelby Miller – Atlanta Braves
STIT-SP Salvador Perez – Kansas City Royals
STIT-SV Stephen Vogt – Oakland Athletics
STIT-TF Todd Frazier – Cincinnati Reds
STIT-TT Troy Tulowitzki – Colorado Rockies
STIT-WD Wade Davis – Kansas City Royals
STIT-YG Yasmani Grandal – Los Angeles Dodgers
STIT-YM Yadier Molina – St. Louis Cardinals
STIT-ZB Zach Britton – Baltimore Orioles
STIT-ZG Zack Greinke – Los Angeles Dodgers

2020:

ASSC-DG Dee Gordon – Miami Marlins
ASSC-SG Sonny Gray – Oakland A’s

ASSC-MS Max Scherzer – Washington Nationals

2015 All-Star Stitches: American League Guys not in the set

As a reminder, I went to the All-Star game & Home Run Derby in Cincinnati in 2015.  So I’m collecting this All-Star Stitches set from Topps Update 2015!  These cards have swatches from the Monday practice festivities.

This isn’t a post for a new card – but an update for the “cards that never happened”!

Here are the 6 American League players that were on the 2015 All-Star roster but didn’t get a Topps All-Star Stitches card.

Starters that were out for injury:

Miguel Cabrera

How he made the roster:  Miggy was voted as the AL 1st base starter by the fans.  This was his 10th All-Star Game selection.  He missed 6 weeks in 2015 – starting about a week before the All-Star break.  Albert Pujols was named starter for the game and Mark Teixeira was his roster replacement.

The reason he’s not in this set, and never could be is pretty practical.  Some elected players that required replacements would be more minor injuries (Dee Gordon) or Sunday prior pitchers (Sonny Gray) where they could still attend.  Cabrera’s injury was more serious and more recent and he was probably rehabbing at this point.  Since he wasn’t at the event – Topps couldn’t do a swatch of him for this set.

Alex Gordon

How he made the roster:  Gordon was voted as one of the AL outfielders.  This was his 3rd All-Star Game selection.  He strained his groin right before the All-Star break and didn’t come back until September – though he came back well in time to be a pivotal part of their World Series title.  The practicality of this comes into play again – he just wasn’t there and there’s no gear to cut up and put in a card.

Reserves that were out for injury:

Jose Bautista

Bautista sat out the 2015 All-Star Game due to a lingering shoulder injury.  He was replaced by Brian Dozier, who was in the final vote but didn’t make it.  Bautista didn’t miss any time in the regular season for it – something that wouldn’t fly in the NBA.  Like the 2 guys above – Bautista just wasn’t in Cincinnati in 2015.  He obviously doesn’t have a card in this set, or even an Update All-Star card.

Reserves who just weren’t in the set:

Hector Santiago

Santiago was selected by manager Ned Yost to replace Sonny Gray, who had pitched the Sunday before the Game.  He has a card from the game – see below with some pretty famous friends!

I may need to get a double of this card to include in the binder.  Kind of sad for Santiago – he was named to the team but didn’t end up playing.  And this turned out to be his 1st and only All-Star selection 😦

I wonder if he couldn’t make the Monday festivities (the below picture is from gameday on Tuesday), which is when the card swatches are usually from; that may be why he doesn’t have a card.

Mike Moustakas

Moustakas was the AL winner of the All-Star Final Vote where – after the starter fan vote, the player reserve vote, and then the manager fill-out selection – the fans vote on 5 players to determine who gets the last slot.  This was his 1st All-Star selection (he’s made it twice since, once again with the Royals and another time with the Brewers).

So this is a weird one.  Moustakas wasn’t injured; he played in the game.  He entered in for Manny Machado as a pinch-hitter in the top of the 9th.  After he was one of Aroldis Chapman’s 3 victims to striking out the side – he finished the last half-inning at 3rd base.  He’s not in the regular set here, but does have a couple rare dual-jersey cards with Lorenzo Cain and Salvador Perez.  He also has the card above in the regular set, which is taken at the game.  But if he has a dual card, there in theory should be unused swatches from the Monday festivities that didn’t get utilized.

Jose Iglesias

Iglesias was voted in as the AL shortstop reserve through the players’ vote.  This would prove to be his 1st and only All-Star selection.  He pinch-hit for starter Alcides Escobar in the top of the 6th inning.  He struck out against Jacob DeGrom in the other strike-out-the-side-inning of this game, and finished the game for the AL.  He grounded out in his other AB, but had an assist and putout in the field.  The assist is one of the craziest plays I’ve ever seen; and I don’t think I appreciated it when I was watching this game live.

I had to watch this like five times to even process what he did. Incredible play pic.twitter.com/L5NsLFmoSX

— Justin Macmahan (@JustinMacmahan) July 30, 2021

I don’t know why he isn’t in this set.  He has the below card which is from Monday, so he had a jersey Topps could have cut up for this.

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STIT-AB A.J. Burnett – Pittsburgh Pirates
STIT-AC Aroldis Chapman – Cincinnati Reds
STIT-AE Alcides Escobar – Kansas City Royals
STIT-AGN Adrian Gonzalez – Los Angeles Dodgers
STIT-AJ Adam Jones – Baltimore Orioles
STIT-AM Andrew McCutchen – Pittsburgh Pirates
STIT-APO A.J. Pollock – Arizona Diamondbacks
STIT-APU Albert Pujols – Los Angeles Angels
STIT-AR Anthony Rizzo – Chicago Cubs
STIT-BB Brad Boxberger – Tampa Bay Rays
STIT-BC Brandon Crawford – San Francisco Giants
STIT-BD Brian Dozier – Minnesota Twins
STIT-BG Brett Gardner – New York Yankees
STIT-BHA Bryce Harper – Washington Nationals
STIT-BHO Brock Holt – Boston Red Sox
STIT-BP Buster Posey – San Francisco Giants
STIT-CA Chris Archer – Tampa Bay Rays
STIT-CK Clayton Kershaw – Los Angeles Dodgers
STIT-CM Carlos Martinez – St. Louis Cardinals
STIT-CS Chris Sale – Chicago White Sox
STIT-DB Dellin Betances – New York Yankees
STIT-DK Dallas Keuchel – Houston Astros
STIT-DL DJ LeMahieu – Colorado Rockies
STIT-DO Darren O’Day – Baltimore Orioles
STIT-DP David Price – Detroit Tigers
STIT-FH Felix Hernandez – Seattle Mariners
STIT-GC Gerrit Cole – Pittsburgh Pirates
STIT-GP Glen Perkins – Minnesota Twins
STIT-JA Jose Altuve – Houston Astros
STIT-JDE Jacob deGrom – New York Mets

STIT-JDO Josh Donaldson – Toronto Blue Jays
STIT-JK Jason Kipnis – Cleveland Indians
STIT-JM J.D. Martinez – Detroit Tigers
STIT-JPA Joe Panik – San Francisco Giants
STIT-JPD Joc Pederson – Los Angeles Dodgers
STIT-JPE Jhonny Peralta – St. Louis Cardinals
STIT-JU Justin Upton – San Diego Padres
STIT-KB Kris Bryant – Chicago Cubs
STIT-KH Kelvin Herrera – Kansas City Royals
STIT-LC Lorenzo Cain – Kansas City Royals
STIT-MB Madison Bumgarner – San Francisco Giants
STIT-MMA Manny Machado – Baltimore Orioles
STIT-MME Mark Melancon – Pittsburgh Pirates
STIT-MTE Mark Teixeira – New York Yankees
STIT-MTR Mike Trout – Los Angeles Angels
STIT-NA Nolan Arenado – Colorado Rockies
STIT-NC Nelson Cruz – Seattle Mariners
STIT-PF Prince Fielder – Texas Rangers
STIT-PG Paul Goldschmidt – Arizona Diamondbacks
STIT-RM Russell Martin – Toronto Blue Jays
STIT-SM Shelby Miller – Atlanta Braves
STIT-SP Salvador Perez – Kansas City Royals
STIT-SV Stephen Vogt – Oakland Athletics
STIT-TF Todd Frazier – Cincinnati Reds
STIT-TT Troy Tulowitzki – Colorado Rockies
STIT-WD Wade Davis – Kansas City Royals
STIT-YG Yasmani Grandal – Los Angeles Dodgers
STIT-YM Yadier Molina – St. Louis Cardinals
STIT-ZB Zach Britton – Baltimore Orioles
STIT-ZG Zack Greinke – Los Angeles Dodgers

2020:

ASSC-DG Dee Gordon – Miami Marlins
ASSC-SG Sonny Gray – Oakland A’s

2015 All-Star Stitches #60.2: Dee Gordon (from 2020 Topps)

As a reminder, I went to the All-Star game & Home Run Derby in Cincinnati in 2015.  So I’m collecting this All-Star Stitches set from Topps Update 2015!  These cards have swatches from the Monday practice festivities.

Since there wasn’t an All-Star Game in 2020 due to COVID, Topps did an All-Star Stitches insert set that had patches from previous All-Star Games.  I found 3 players who weren’t in the 2015 set but were in the 2020 set for their 2015 All-Star Game appearance.  Naturally, I bought them and am throwing them in the binder!

So far I have 56 cards toward the set.  This is card #58, but out of 63 since I’m expanding it to 3 more cards.  I bought this from COMC when I did a whole big purchase of a bunch of cards I needed in the fall.  It showed up in early October.

Card number:  ASSG-DG

Player:  Dee Gordon

How I got the card:  COMC purchase in October 2023

Position:  Pitcher

How he made the roster:  Gordon was voted as the 2nd base starter by the fans.  He dislocated his thumb sliding into first base the Saturday before the All-Star Game and had to miss the game.  He was replaced as a starter by DJ LeMahieu and on the roster by Troy Tulowitzki.

This was his 2nd and final All-Star selection (he should have been an All-Star in 2017 though).

Fun fact – Gordon was the MLB leader for steals in the 2010’s decade.  I always liked him as a player, mostly because he was a base thief during the era where that became underappreciated.  He was only good enough as a hitter to be an MLB player for about 6 years, but he sure was fun to watch.  Gordon was the NL batting champ in 2015.  It was definitely his career year.

First half stat line:  .338/1/22, 33 SB

All-Star game:  He didn’t play since he was injured.

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STIT-AB A.J. Burnett – Pittsburgh Pirates
STIT-AC Aroldis Chapman – Cincinnati Reds
STIT-AE Alcides Escobar – Kansas City Royals
STIT-AGN Adrian Gonzalez – Los Angeles Dodgers
STIT-AJ Adam Jones – Baltimore Orioles
STIT-AM Andrew McCutchen – Pittsburgh Pirates
STIT-APO A.J. Pollock – Arizona Diamondbacks
STIT-APU Albert Pujols – Los Angeles Angels
STIT-AR Anthony Rizzo – Chicago Cubs
STIT-BB Brad Boxberger – Tampa Bay Rays
STIT-BC Brandon Crawford – San Francisco Giants
STIT-BD Brian Dozier – Minnesota Twins
STIT-BG Brett Gardner – New York Yankees
STIT-BHA Bryce Harper – Washington Nationals
STIT-BHO Brock Holt – Boston Red Sox
STIT-BP Buster Posey – San Francisco Giants
STIT-CA Chris Archer – Tampa Bay Rays
STIT-CK Clayton Kershaw – Los Angeles Dodgers
STIT-CM Carlos Martinez – St. Louis Cardinals
STIT-CS Chris Sale – Chicago White Sox
STIT-DB Dellin Betances – New York Yankees
STIT-DK Dallas Keuchel – Houston Astros
STIT-DL DJ LeMahieu – Colorado Rockies
STIT-DO Darren O’Day – Baltimore Orioles
STIT-DP David Price – Detroit Tigers
STIT-FH Felix Hernandez – Seattle Mariners
STIT-GC Gerrit Cole – Pittsburgh Pirates
STIT-GP Glen Perkins – Minnesota Twins
STIT-JA Jose Altuve – Houston Astros
STIT-JDE Jacob deGrom – New York Mets

STIT-JDO Josh Donaldson – Toronto Blue Jays
STIT-JK Jason Kipnis – Cleveland Indians
STIT-JM J.D. Martinez – Detroit Tigers
STIT-JPA Joe Panik – San Francisco Giants
STIT-JPD Joc Pederson – Los Angeles Dodgers
STIT-JPE Jhonny Peralta – St. Louis Cardinals
STIT-JU Justin Upton – San Diego Padres
STIT-KB Kris Bryant – Chicago Cubs
STIT-KH Kelvin Herrera – Kansas City Royals
STIT-LC Lorenzo Cain – Kansas City Royals
STIT-MB Madison Bumgarner – San Francisco Giants
STIT-MMA Manny Machado – Baltimore Orioles
STIT-MME Mark Melancon – Pittsburgh Pirates
STIT-MTE Mark Teixeira – New York Yankees
STIT-MTR Mike Trout – Los Angeles Angels
STIT-NA Nolan Arenado – Colorado Rockies
STIT-NC Nelson Cruz – Seattle Mariners
STIT-PF Prince Fielder – Texas Rangers
STIT-PG Paul Goldschmidt – Arizona Diamondbacks
STIT-RM Russell Martin – Toronto Blue Jays
STIT-SM Shelby Miller – Atlanta Braves
STIT-SP Salvador Perez – Kansas City Royals
STIT-SV Stephen Vogt – Oakland Athletics
STIT-TF Todd Frazier – Cincinnati Reds
STIT-TT Troy Tulowitzki – Colorado Rockies
STIT-WD Wade Davis – Kansas City Royals
STIT-YG Yasmani Grandal – Los Angeles Dodgers
STIT-YM Yadier Molina – St. Louis Cardinals
STIT-ZB Zach Britton – Baltimore Orioles
STIT-ZG Zack Greinke – Los Angeles Dodgers

2020:

ASSC-DG Dee Gordon – Miami Marlins
ASSC-SG Sonny Gray – Oakland A’s

ASSC-MS Max Scherzer – Washington Nationals

2015 All-Star Stitches #60.1: Sonny Gray (from 2020 Topps)

GO BLUE!  As I digress…

As a reminder, I went to the All-Star game & Home Run Derby in Cincinnati in 2015.  So I’m collecting this All-Star Stitches set from Topps Update 2015!  These cards have swatches from the Monday practice festivities.

Since there wasn’t an All-Star Game in 2020 due to COVID, Topps did an All-Star Stitches insert set that had patches from previous All-Star Games.  I found 3 players who weren’t in the 2015 set but were in the 2020 set for their 2015 All-Star Game appearance.  Naturally, I bought them and am throwing them in the binder!

So far I have 56 cards toward the set.  This is card #57, but out of 63 since I’m expanding it to 3 more cards.  I bought this from COMC when I did a whole big purchase of a bunch of cards I needed in the fall.  It showed up in early October.

Gray was a good pitcher for the Reds, and was an All-Star for them in 2019.  He was actually runner-up for the AL Cy Young last year – which is wild given he went 8-8 in a full season.  Anyways, he’s still a really good pitcher and unfortunately just signed with the dreaded team in St. Louis.  I wish the Reds had re-signed him; he’s from Tennessee and thus sort of local-ish.

Card number:  ASSG-SG

Player:  Sonny Gray

How I got the card:  COMC purchase in October 2023

Position:  Pitcher

How he made the roster:  Gray was voted in via the player ballot.  He was replaced on the roster by Hector Santiago due to pitching the Sunday before the Game.

This was his 1st All-Star selection.  Must have been a bummer to not be allowed to play in the game.  He made the All-Star game for the Reds – but didn’t play again – and last year made it for the Twins and finally got to pitch in the 3rd inning.  He walked a guy but struck out 2 and the NL drew no blood.  He’s credited with a Hold since the AL had the lead (and he kept it) based on the weird All-Star rules for that stuff.

First half stat line:  11-7/2.04/108

All-Star game:  As mentioned, he didn’t play since he was a previous Sunday starter.

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STIT-AB A.J. Burnett – Pittsburgh Pirates
STIT-AC Aroldis Chapman – Cincinnati Reds
STIT-AE Alcides Escobar – Kansas City Royals
STIT-AGN Adrian Gonzalez – Los Angeles Dodgers
STIT-AJ Adam Jones – Baltimore Orioles
STIT-AM Andrew McCutchen – Pittsburgh Pirates
STIT-APO A.J. Pollock – Arizona Diamondbacks
STIT-APU Albert Pujols – Los Angeles Angels
STIT-AR Anthony Rizzo – Chicago Cubs
STIT-BB Brad Boxberger – Tampa Bay Rays
STIT-BC Brandon Crawford – San Francisco Giants
STIT-BD Brian Dozier – Minnesota Twins
STIT-BG Brett Gardner – New York Yankees
STIT-BHA Bryce Harper – Washington Nationals
STIT-BHO Brock Holt – Boston Red Sox
STIT-BP Buster Posey – San Francisco Giants
STIT-CA Chris Archer – Tampa Bay Rays
STIT-CK Clayton Kershaw – Los Angeles Dodgers
STIT-CM Carlos Martinez – St. Louis Cardinals
STIT-CS Chris Sale – Chicago White Sox
STIT-DB Dellin Betances – New York Yankees
STIT-DK Dallas Keuchel – Houston Astros
STIT-DL DJ LeMahieu – Colorado Rockies
STIT-DO Darren O’Day – Baltimore Orioles
STIT-DP David Price – Detroit Tigers
STIT-FH Felix Hernandez – Seattle Mariners
STIT-GC Gerrit Cole – Pittsburgh Pirates
STIT-GP Glen Perkins – Minnesota Twins
STIT-JA Jose Altuve – Houston Astros
STIT-JDE Jacob deGrom – New York Mets

STIT-JDO Josh Donaldson – Toronto Blue Jays
STIT-JK Jason Kipnis – Cleveland Indians
STIT-JM J.D. Martinez – Detroit Tigers
STIT-JPA Joe Panik – San Francisco Giants
STIT-JPD Joc Pederson – Los Angeles Dodgers
STIT-JPE Jhonny Peralta – St. Louis Cardinals
STIT-JU Justin Upton – San Diego Padres
STIT-KB Kris Bryant – Chicago Cubs
STIT-KH Kelvin Herrera – Kansas City Royals
STIT-LC Lorenzo Cain – Kansas City Royals
STIT-MB Madison Bumgarner – San Francisco Giants
STIT-MMA Manny Machado – Baltimore Orioles
STIT-MME Mark Melancon – Pittsburgh Pirates
STIT-MTE Mark Teixeira – New York Yankees
STIT-MTR Mike Trout – Los Angeles Angels
STIT-NA Nolan Arenado – Colorado Rockies
STIT-NC Nelson Cruz – Seattle Mariners
STIT-PF Prince Fielder – Texas Rangers
STIT-PG Paul Goldschmidt – Arizona Diamondbacks
STIT-RM Russell Martin – Toronto Blue Jays
STIT-SM Shelby Miller – Atlanta Braves
STIT-SP Salvador Perez – Kansas City Royals
STIT-SV Stephen Vogt – Oakland Athletics
STIT-TF Todd Frazier – Cincinnati Reds
STIT-TT Troy Tulowitzki – Colorado Rockies
STIT-WD Wade Davis – Kansas City Royals
STIT-YG Yasmani Grandal – Los Angeles Dodgers
STIT-YM Yadier Molina – St. Louis Cardinals
STIT-ZB Zach Britton – Baltimore Orioles
STIT-ZG Zack Greinke – Los Angeles Dodgers

2020:

ASSC-DG Dee Gordon – Miami Marlins
ASSC-SG Sonny Gray – Oakland A’s

ASSC-DG Max Scherzer – Washington Nationals

2015 All-Star Stitches #56: Mike Trout (the big one)

As a reminder, I went to the All-Star game & Home Run Derby in Cincinnati in 2015.  So I’m collecting this All-Star Stitches set from Topps Update 2015!  These cards have swatches from the Monday practice festivities.

This is the 56th card toward this set.  I bought this from COMC when I did a whole big purchase of a bunch of cards I needed in the fall.  I think it showed up in early October.  This is definitely the most expensive one, and I paid just under $30 for it.

Card number:  STIT-MTR

Player:  Mike Trout

How I got the card:  COMC purchase in October 2023

Position:  Center Field

How he made the roster:  Trout was voted in by the fans as an outfield starter

This was his 4th All-Star selection.  He’s never not been an All-Star when he was eligible.

First half stat line:  .312/26/55, 68 R

All-Star game:  Trout was the lead-off hitter of the whole game and starting CF for the AL squad.  He led off with a home run off Zack Greinke, struck out in the 3rd, got on via fielder’s choice in the 5th and scored a run.  He walked in the 7th and then was lifted for a pinch runner.  He had 2 flyball putouts when he was in the field.

Trout notched the MVP for his performance.  He’s the 6th player to lead the game off with a homer.  He won the award in 2014 as well (in Minnesota).  He’s one of 5 players with multiple ASG MVP awards – but he’s the only one who defended it and won 2 in a row.

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STIT-AB A.J. Burnett – Pittsburgh Pirates
STIT-AC Aroldis Chapman – Cincinnati Reds
STIT-AE Alcides Escobar – Kansas City Royals
STIT-AGN Adrian Gonzalez – Los Angeles Dodgers
STIT-AJ Adam Jones – Baltimore Orioles
STIT-AM Andrew McCutchen – Pittsburgh Pirates
STIT-APO A.J. Pollock – Arizona Diamondbacks
STIT-APU Albert Pujols – Los Angeles Angels
STIT-AR Anthony Rizzo – Chicago Cubs
STIT-BB Brad Boxberger – Tampa Bay Rays
STIT-BC Brandon Crawford – San Francisco Giants
STIT-BD Brian Dozier – Minnesota Twins
STIT-BG Brett Gardner – New York Yankees
STIT-BHA Bryce Harper – Washington Nationals
STIT-BHO Brock Holt – Boston Red Sox
STIT-BP Buster Posey – San Francisco Giants
STIT-CA Chris Archer – Tampa Bay Rays
STIT-CK Clayton Kershaw – Los Angeles Dodgers
STIT-CM Carlos Martinez – St. Louis Cardinals
STIT-CS Chris Sale – Chicago White Sox
STIT-DB Dellin Betances – New York Yankees
STIT-DK Dallas Keuchel – Houston Astros
STIT-DL DJ LeMahieu – Colorado Rockies
STIT-DO Darren O’Day – Baltimore Orioles
STIT-DP David Price – Detroit Tigers
STIT-FH Felix Hernandez – Seattle Mariners
STIT-GC Gerrit Cole – Pittsburgh Pirates
STIT-GP Glen Perkins – Minnesota Twins
STIT-JA Jose Altuve – Houston Astros
STIT-JDE Jacob deGrom – New York Mets

STIT-JDO Josh Donaldson – Toronto Blue Jays
STIT-JK Jason Kipnis – Cleveland Indians
STIT-JM J.D. Martinez – Detroit Tigers
STIT-JPA Joe Panik – San Francisco Giants
STIT-JPD Joc Pederson – Los Angeles Dodgers
STIT-JPE Jhonny Peralta – St. Louis Cardinals
STIT-JU Justin Upton – San Diego Padres
STIT-KB Kris Bryant – Chicago Cubs
STIT-KH Kelvin Herrera – Kansas City Royals
STIT-LC Lorenzo Cain – Kansas City Royals
STIT-MB Madison Bumgarner – San Francisco Giants
STIT-MMA Manny Machado – Baltimore Orioles
STIT-MME Mark Melancon – Pittsburgh Pirates
STIT-MTE Mark Teixeira – New York Yankees
STIT-MTR Mike Trout – Los Angeles Angels
STIT-NA Nolan Arenado – Colorado Rockies
STIT-NC Nelson Cruz – Seattle Mariners
STIT-PF Prince Fielder – Texas Rangers
STIT-PG Paul Goldschmidt – Arizona Diamondbacks
STIT-RM Russell Martin – Toronto Blue Jays
STIT-SM Shelby Miller – Atlanta Braves
STIT-SP Salvador Perez – Kansas City Royals
STIT-SV Stephen Vogt – Oakland Athletics
STIT-TF Todd Frazier – Cincinnati Reds
STIT-TT Troy Tulowitzki – Colorado Rockies
STIT-WD Wade Davis – Kansas City Royals
STIT-YG Yasmani Grandal – Los Angeles Dodgers
STIT-YM Yadier Molina – St. Louis Cardinals
STIT-ZB Zach Britton – Baltimore Orioles
STIT-ZG Zack Greinke – Los Angeles Dodgers

2015 All-Star Stitches #55: Brandon Crawford

As a reminder, I went to the All-Star game & Home Run Derby in Cincinnati in 2015.  So I’m collecting this All-Star Stitches set from Topps Update 2015!  These cards have swatches from the Monday practice festivities.

This is the 55th card toward this set.  I bought this from COMC when I did a whole big purchase of a bunch of cards I needed in the fall.  I think it showed up in early October.

Card number:  STIT-BC

Player:  Brandon Crawford

How I got the card:  COMC purchase in October 2023

Position:  Shortstop

How he made the roster:  Crawford was voted in by the players as the shortstop reserve.

This was his 1st All-Star selection.

First half stat line:  .263/12/52, 42 R

All-Star game:  Crawford pinch ran for NL SS starter Jhonny Peralta in the 5th inning and then stayed in defensively.  He grounded out in 7th and had a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 9th to score Ryan Braun for the last out of the game.  It was fairly meaningless – as the AL won, 6-2.  He had one assist at short defensively.

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STIT-AB A.J. Burnett – Pittsburgh Pirates
STIT-AC Aroldis Chapman – Cincinnati Reds
STIT-AE Alcides Escobar – Kansas City Royals
STIT-AGN Adrian Gonzalez – Los Angeles Dodgers
STIT-AJ Adam Jones – Baltimore Orioles
STIT-AM Andrew McCutchen – Pittsburgh Pirates
STIT-APO A.J. Pollock – Arizona Diamondbacks
STIT-APU Albert Pujols – Los Angeles Angels
STIT-AR Anthony Rizzo – Chicago Cubs
STIT-BB Brad Boxberger – Tampa Bay Rays
STIT-BC Brandon Crawford – San Francisco Giants
STIT-BD Brian Dozier – Minnesota Twins
STIT-BG Brett Gardner – New York Yankees
STIT-BHA Bryce Harper – Washington Nationals
STIT-BHO Brock Holt – Boston Red Sox
STIT-BP Buster Posey – San Francisco Giants
STIT-CA Chris Archer – Tampa Bay Rays
STIT-CK Clayton Kershaw – Los Angeles Dodgers
STIT-CM Carlos Martinez – St. Louis Cardinals
STIT-CS Chris Sale – Chicago White Sox
STIT-DB Dellin Betances – New York Yankees
STIT-DK Dallas Keuchel – Houston Astros
STIT-DL DJ LeMahieu – Colorado Rockies
STIT-DO Darren O’Day – Baltimore Orioles
STIT-DP David Price – Detroit Tigers
STIT-FH Felix Hernandez – Seattle Mariners
STIT-GC Gerrit Cole – Pittsburgh Pirates
STIT-GP Glen Perkins – Minnesota Twins
STIT-JA Jose Altuve – Houston Astros
STIT-JDE Jacob deGrom – New York Mets

STIT-JDO Josh Donaldson – Toronto Blue Jays
STIT-JK Jason Kipnis – Cleveland Indians
STIT-JM J.D. Martinez – Detroit Tigers
STIT-JPA Joe Panik – San Francisco Giants
STIT-JPD Joc Pederson – Los Angeles Dodgers
STIT-JPE Jhonny Peralta – St. Louis Cardinals
STIT-JU Justin Upton – San Diego Padres
STIT-KB Kris Bryant – Chicago Cubs
STIT-KH Kelvin Herrera – Kansas City Royals
STIT-LC Lorenzo Cain – Kansas City Royals
STIT-MB Madison Bumgarner – San Francisco Giants
STIT-MMA Manny Machado – Baltimore Orioles
STIT-MME Mark Melancon – Pittsburgh Pirates
STIT-MTE Mark Teixeira – New York Yankees
STIT-MTR Mike Trout – Los Angeles Angels
STIT-NA Nolan Arenado – Colorado Rockies
STIT-NC Nelson Cruz – Seattle Mariners
STIT-PF Prince Fielder – Texas Rangers
STIT-PG Paul Goldschmidt – Arizona Diamondbacks
STIT-RM Russell Martin – Toronto Blue Jays
STIT-SM Shelby Miller – Atlanta Braves
STIT-SP Salvador Perez – Kansas City Royals
STIT-SV Stephen Vogt – Oakland Athletics
STIT-TF Todd Frazier – Cincinnati Reds
STIT-TT Troy Tulowitzki – Colorado Rockies
STIT-WD Wade Davis – Kansas City Royals
STIT-YG Yasmani Grandal – Los Angeles Dodgers
STIT-YM Yadier Molina – St. Louis Cardinals
STIT-ZB Zach Britton – Baltimore Orioles
STIT-ZG Zack Greinke – Los Angeles Dodgers

2015 All-Star Stitches #54: Kris Bryant

As a reminder, I went to the All-Star game & Home Run Derby in Cincinnati in 2015.  So I’m collecting this All-Star Stitches set from Topps Update 2015!  These cards have swatches from the Monday practice festivities.

This is the 54th card toward this set.  It’s the one card I bought from my recent Beckett Marketplace splurge, though I think have a few more coming from COMC.

Card number:  STIT-KB

Player:  Kris Bryant

How I got the card:  Beckett Marketplace purchase in September 2023

Position:  3rd base / Left field

How he made the roster:  Bryant was selected as an injury placement reserve by Bruce Bochy for Giancarlo Stanton

As a rookie (controversially so back in 2015 due to the Cubs reluctance to call him up) – this was his 1st All-Star selection.

First half stat line:  .269/12/51, 47 R

All-Star game:  Bryant came in as a defensive replacement for fellow rookie Joc Pederson in the top of the 6th inning.  He walked in the 7th and flew out for the 2nd-to-last out of the game, with no action in the field.

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STIT-AB A.J. Burnett – Pittsburgh Pirates
STIT-AC Aroldis Chapman – Cincinnati Reds
STIT-AE Alcides Escobar – Kansas City Royals
STIT-AGN Adrian Gonzalez – Los Angeles Dodgers
STIT-AJ Adam Jones – Baltimore Orioles
STIT-AM Andrew McCutchen – Pittsburgh Pirates
STIT-APO A.J. Pollock – Arizona Diamondbacks
STIT-APU Albert Pujols – Los Angeles Angels
STIT-AR Anthony Rizzo – Chicago Cubs
STIT-BB Brad Boxberger – Tampa Bay Rays
STIT-BC Brandon Crawford – San Francisco Giants
STIT-BD Brian Dozier – Minnesota Twins
STIT-BG Brett Gardner – New York Yankees
STIT-BHA Bryce Harper – Washington Nationals
STIT-BHO Brock Holt – Boston Red Sox
STIT-BP Buster Posey – San Francisco Giants
STIT-CA Chris Archer – Tampa Bay Rays
STIT-CK Clayton Kershaw – Los Angeles Dodgers
STIT-CM Carlos Martinez – St. Louis Cardinals
STIT-CS Chris Sale – Chicago White Sox
STIT-DB Dellin Betances – New York Yankees
STIT-DK Dallas Keuchel – Houston Astros
STIT-DL DJ LeMahieu – Colorado Rockies
STIT-DO Darren O’Day – Baltimore Orioles
STIT-DP David Price – Detroit Tigers
STIT-FH Felix Hernandez – Seattle Mariners
STIT-GC Gerrit Cole – Pittsburgh Pirates
STIT-GP Glen Perkins – Minnesota Twins
STIT-JA Jose Altuve – Houston Astros
STIT-JDE Jacob deGrom – New York Mets

STIT-JDO Josh Donaldson – Toronto Blue Jays
STIT-JK Jason Kipnis – Cleveland Indians
STIT-JM J.D. Martinez – Detroit Tigers
STIT-JPA Joe Panik – San Francisco Giants
STIT-JPD Joc Pederson – Los Angeles Dodgers
STIT-JPE Jhonny Peralta – St. Louis Cardinals
STIT-JU Justin Upton – San Diego Padres
STIT-KB Kris Bryant – Chicago Cubs
STIT-KH Kelvin Herrera – Kansas City Royals
STIT-LC Lorenzo Cain – Kansas City Royals
STIT-MB Madison Bumgarner – San Francisco Giants
STIT-MMA Manny Machado – Baltimore Orioles
STIT-MME Mark Melancon – Pittsburgh Pirates
STIT-MTE Mark Teixeira – New York Yankees
STIT-MTR Mike Trout – Los Angeles Angels
STIT-NA Nolan Arenado – Colorado Rockies
STIT-NC Nelson Cruz – Seattle Mariners
STIT-PF Prince Fielder – Texas Rangers
STIT-PG Paul Goldschmidt – Arizona Diamondbacks
STIT-RM Russell Martin – Toronto Blue Jays
STIT-SM Shelby Miller – Atlanta Braves
STIT-SP Salvador Perez – Kansas City Royals
STIT-SV Stephen Vogt – Oakland Athletics
STIT-TF Todd Frazier – Cincinnati Reds
STIT-TT Troy Tulowitzki – Colorado Rockies
STIT-WD Wade Davis – Kansas City Royals
STIT-YG Yasmani Grandal – Los Angeles Dodgers
STIT-YM Yadier Molina – St. Louis Cardinals
STIT-ZB Zach Britton – Baltimore Orioles
STIT-ZG Zack Greinke – Los Angeles Dodgers

2015 All-Star Stitches #53: Jason Kipnis

Happy New Year!

As a reminder, I went to the All-Star game and Home Run Derby in Cincinnati.  So I’m collecting this All-Star Stitches set!  These cards have swatches from the Monday practice festivities.

This is the 53rd card toward this set.  It’s the one card I bought from a Black Friday COMC purchase.

Card number:  STIT-JK

Player:  Jason Kipnis

How I got the card:  COMC purchase at the end of 2022

Position:  2nd base

How he made the roster:  Kipnis was selected as the reserve 2nd baseman via the player ballot.

This was his 2nd All-Star selection, and ended up being the final one of his career.

First half stat line:  .323/6/37, 59 R

All-Star game:  Kipnis came in as a defensive replacement for Jose Altuve in the bottom of the 5th inning.  He struck out swinging in the next inning as part of Jacob Degrom’s 3 strikeout ining.  He technically kept DeGrom from an immaculate inning – he managed one ball while DeGrom got the other two batters on 3 straight strikes.  He was pinch-hit for by Brian Dozier in the top of the 8th after recording a couple assists in the field.

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STIT-AB A.J. Burnett – Pittsburgh Pirates
STIT-AC Aroldis Chapman – Cincinnati Reds
STIT-AE Alcides Escobar – Kansas City Royals
STIT-AGN Adrian Gonzalez – Los Angeles Dodgers
STIT-AJ Adam Jones – Baltimore Orioles
STIT-AM Andrew McCutchen – Pittsburgh Pirates
STIT-APO A.J. Pollock – Arizona Diamondbacks
STIT-APU Albert Pujols – Los Angeles Angels
STIT-AR Anthony Rizzo – Chicago Cubs
STIT-BB Brad Boxberger – Tampa Bay Rays
STIT-BC Brandon Crawford – San Francisco Giants
STIT-BD Brian Dozier – Minnesota Twins
STIT-BG Brett Gardner – New York Yankees
STIT-BHA Bryce Harper – Washington Nationals
STIT-BHO Brock Holt – Boston Red Sox
STIT-BP Buster Posey – San Francisco Giants
STIT-CA Chris Archer – Tampa Bay Rays
STIT-CK Clayton Kershaw – Los Angeles Dodgers
STIT-CM Carlos Martinez – St. Louis Cardinals
STIT-CS Chris Sale – Chicago White Sox
STIT-DB Dellin Betances – New York Yankees
STIT-DK Dallas Keuchel – Houston Astros
STIT-DL DJ LeMahieu – Colorado Rockies
STIT-DO Darren O’Day – Baltimore Orioles
STIT-DP David Price – Detroit Tigers
STIT-FH Felix Hernandez – Seattle Mariners
STIT-GC Gerrit Cole – Pittsburgh Pirates
STIT-GP Glen Perkins – Minnesota Twins
STIT-JA Jose Altuve – Houston Astros
STIT-JDE Jacob deGrom – New York Mets

STIT-JDO Josh Donaldson – Toronto Blue Jays
STIT-JK Jason Kipnis – Cleveland Indians
STIT-JM J.D. Martinez – Detroit Tigers
STIT-JPA Joe Panik – San Francisco Giants
STIT-JPD Joc Pederson – Los Angeles Dodgers
STIT-JPE Jhonny Peralta – St. Louis Cardinals
STIT-JU Justin Upton – San Diego Padres
STIT-KB Kris Bryant – Chicago Cubs
STIT-KH Kelvin Herrera – Kansas City Royals
STIT-LC Lorenzo Cain – Kansas City Royals
STIT-MB Madison Bumgarner – San Francisco Giants
STIT-MMA Manny Machado – Baltimore Orioles
STIT-MME Mark Melancon – Pittsburgh Pirates
STIT-MTE Mark Teixeira – New York Yankees
STIT-MTR Mike Trout – Los Angeles Angels
STIT-NA Nolan Arenado – Colorado Rockies
STIT-NC Nelson Cruz – Seattle Mariners
STIT-PF Prince Fielder – Texas Rangers
STIT-PG Paul Goldschmidt – Arizona Diamondbacks
STIT-RM Russell Martin – Toronto Blue Jays
STIT-SM Shelby Miller – Atlanta Braves
STIT-SP Salvador Perez – Kansas City Royals
STIT-SV Stephen Vogt – Oakland Athletics
STIT-TF Todd Frazier – Cincinnati Reds
STIT-TT Troy Tulowitzki – Colorado Rockies
STIT-WD Wade Davis – Kansas City Royals
STIT-YG Yasmani Grandal – Los Angeles Dodgers
STIT-YM Yadier Molina – St. Louis Cardinals
STIT-ZB Zach Britton – Baltimore Orioles
STIT-ZG Zack Greinke – Los Angeles Dodgers

2015 All-Star Stitches #52: Madison Bumgarner

As a reminder, I went to the All-Star game and Home Run Derby in Cincinnati.  So I’m collecting this All-Star Stitches set!  These cards have swatches from the Monday practice festivities.

This is the 52nd card toward this set.  And it’s the last of a string of 4 posts I had to catch up.

Card number:  STIT-MB

Player:  Madison Bumgarner

How I got the card:  COMC from 2021

Position:  Pitcher

How he made the roster:  MadBum was selected was selected as one of the starting pitchers by his/All-Star manager Bruce Bochy.

This was his 3rd All-Star selection, and he only has one more since which was surprising to me when I looked it up.

First half stat line:  9-5/3.33/121

All-Star game:  Bumgarner had an interesting 4th inning.  He gave up a single with one out, but later seemingly struck out Salvador Perez for the 3rd out of the game.  But it was a wild pitch and Perez made it to first.  He then got Altuve to ground out to 2nd to finish the inning with the “4th out”.

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STIT-AB A.J. Burnett – Pittsburgh Pirates
STIT-AC Aroldis Chapman – Cincinnati Reds
STIT-AE Alcides Escobar – Kansas City Royals
STIT-AGN Adrian Gonzalez – Los Angeles Dodgers
STIT-AJ Adam Jones – Baltimore Orioles
STIT-AM Andrew McCutchen – Pittsburgh Pirates
STIT-APO A.J. Pollock – Arizona Diamondbacks
STIT-APU Albert Pujols – Los Angeles Angels
STIT-AR Anthony Rizzo – Chicago Cubs
STIT-BB Brad Boxberger – Tampa Bay Rays
STIT-BC Brandon Crawford – San Francisco Giants
STIT-BD Brian Dozier – Minnesota Twins
STIT-BG Brett Gardner – New York Yankees
STIT-BHA Bryce Harper – Washington Nationals
STIT-BHO Brock Holt – Boston Red Sox
STIT-BP Buster Posey – San Francisco Giants
STIT-CA Chris Archer – Tampa Bay Rays
STIT-CK Clayton Kershaw – Los Angeles Dodgers
STIT-CM Carlos Martinez – St. Louis Cardinals
STIT-CS Chris Sale – Chicago White Sox
STIT-DB Dellin Betances – New York Yankees
STIT-DK Dallas Keuchel – Houston Astros
STIT-DL DJ LeMahieu – Colorado Rockies
STIT-DO Darren O’Day – Baltimore Orioles
STIT-DP David Price – Detroit Tigers
STIT-FH Felix Hernandez – Seattle Mariners
STIT-GC Gerrit Cole – Pittsburgh Pirates
STIT-GP Glen Perkins – Minnesota Twins
STIT-JA Jose Altuve – Houston Astros
STIT-JDE Jacob deGrom – New York Mets

STIT-JDO Josh Donaldson – Toronto Blue Jays
STIT-JK Jason Kipnis – Cleveland Indians
STIT-JM J.D. Martinez – Detroit Tigers
STIT-JPA Joe Panik – San Francisco Giants
STIT-JPD Joc Pederson – Los Angeles Dodgers
STIT-JPE Jhonny Peralta – St. Louis Cardinals
STIT-JU Justin Upton – San Diego Padres
STIT-KB Kris Bryant – Chicago Cubs
STIT-KH Kelvin Herrera – Kansas City Royals
STIT-LC Lorenzo Cain – Kansas City Royals
STIT-MB Madison Bumgarner – San Francisco Giants
STIT-MMA Manny Machado – Baltimore Orioles
STIT-MME Mark Melancon – Pittsburgh Pirates
STIT-MTE Mark Teixeira – New York Yankees
STIT-MTR Mike Trout – Los Angeles Angels
STIT-NA Nolan Arenado – Colorado Rockies
STIT-NC Nelson Cruz – Seattle Mariners
STIT-PF Prince Fielder – Texas Rangers
STIT-PG Paul Goldschmidt – Arizona Diamondbacks
STIT-RM Russell Martin – Toronto Blue Jays
STIT-SM Shelby Miller – Atlanta Braves
STIT-SP Salvador Perez – Kansas City Royals
STIT-SV Stephen Vogt – Oakland Athletics
STIT-TF Todd Frazier – Cincinnati Reds
STIT-TT Troy Tulowitzki – Colorado Rockies
STIT-WD Wade Davis – Kansas City Royals
STIT-YG Yasmani Grandal – Los Angeles Dodgers
STIT-YM Yadier Molina – St. Louis Cardinals
STIT-ZB Zach Britton – Baltimore Orioles
STIT-ZG Zack Greinke – Los Angeles Dodgers

2015 All-Star Stitches #51: Joc Pederson

As a reminder, I went to the All-Star game and Home Run Derby in Cincinnati.  So I’m collecting this All-Star Stitches set!  These cards have swatches from the Monday practice festivities.

This is the 51st card toward this set.  And it’s the 3rd from a string of 4 posts to catch up.

Card number:  STIT-JPD

Player:  Joc Pederson

How I got the card:  COMC from 2021

Position:  Left Field

How he made the roster: Pederson was selected as one of the outfielders via the player ballot.  He ended up starting the game when Giancarlo Stanton was an injury scratch.

Pederson was a rookie, so this was his 1st All-Star selection.

First half stat line:  .230/20/40

Home Run Derby:  Pederson made the finals as a 4-seed in the derby.  He beat Manny Machado, 13-12, in the first round, then beat Albert Pujols in the 2nd round, 12-11.  He lost to Todd Frazier in the finals, 15-14.

This HR Derby was the first time MLB did head-to-head, and Pederson’s “upset” of Pujols in the 2nd round was the only match where the worse seed won.  Other than that, the batter who got to bat 2nd won the other 6 matchups.

All-Star game:  Pederson went 0-2 with 2 strike outs, which I guess is kind of his thing.

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STIT-AB A.J. Burnett – Pittsburgh Pirates
STIT-AC Aroldis Chapman – Cincinnati Reds
STIT-AE Alcides Escobar – Kansas City Royals
STIT-AGN Adrian Gonzalez – Los Angeles Dodgers
STIT-AJ Adam Jones – Baltimore Orioles
STIT-AM Andrew McCutchen – Pittsburgh Pirates
STIT-APO A.J. Pollock – Arizona Diamondbacks
STIT-APU Albert Pujols – Los Angeles Angels
STIT-AR Anthony Rizzo – Chicago Cubs
STIT-BB Brad Boxberger – Tampa Bay Rays
STIT-BC Brandon Crawford – San Francisco Giants
STIT-BD Brian Dozier – Minnesota Twins
STIT-BG Brett Gardner – New York Yankees
STIT-BHA Bryce Harper – Washington Nationals
STIT-BHO Brock Holt – Boston Red Sox
STIT-BP Buster Posey – San Francisco Giants
STIT-CA Chris Archer – Tampa Bay Rays
STIT-CK Clayton Kershaw – Los Angeles Dodgers
STIT-CM Carlos Martinez – St. Louis Cardinals
STIT-CS Chris Sale – Chicago White Sox
STIT-DB Dellin Betances – New York Yankees
STIT-DK Dallas Keuchel – Houston Astros
STIT-DL DJ LeMahieu – Colorado Rockies
STIT-DO Darren O’Day – Baltimore Orioles
STIT-DP David Price – Detroit Tigers
STIT-FH Felix Hernandez – Seattle Mariners
STIT-GC Gerrit Cole – Pittsburgh Pirates
STIT-GP Glen Perkins – Minnesota Twins
STIT-JA Jose Altuve – Houston Astros
STIT-JDE Jacob deGrom – New York Mets

STIT-JDO Josh Donaldson – Toronto Blue Jays
STIT-JK Jason Kipnis – Cleveland Indians
STIT-JM J.D. Martinez – Detroit Tigers
STIT-JPA Joe Panik – San Francisco Giants
STIT-JPD Joc Pederson – Los Angeles Dodgers
STIT-JPE Jhonny Peralta – St. Louis Cardinals
STIT-JU Justin Upton – San Diego Padres
STIT-KB Kris Bryant – Chicago Cubs
STIT-KH Kelvin Herrera – Kansas City Royals
STIT-LC Lorenzo Cain – Kansas City Royals
STIT-MB Madison Bumgarner – San Francisco Giants
STIT-MMA Manny Machado – Baltimore Orioles
STIT-MME Mark Melancon – Pittsburgh Pirates
STIT-MTE Mark Teixeira – New York Yankees
STIT-MTR Mike Trout – Los Angeles Angels
STIT-NA Nolan Arenado – Colorado Rockies
STIT-NC Nelson Cruz – Seattle Mariners
STIT-PF Prince Fielder – Texas Rangers
STIT-PG Paul Goldschmidt – Arizona Diamondbacks
STIT-RM Russell Martin – Toronto Blue Jays
STIT-SM Shelby Miller – Atlanta Braves
STIT-SP Salvador Perez – Kansas City Royals
STIT-SV Stephen Vogt – Oakland Athletics
STIT-TF Todd Frazier – Cincinnati Reds
STIT-TT Troy Tulowitzki – Colorado Rockies
STIT-WD Wade Davis – Kansas City Royals
STIT-YG Yasmani Grandal – Los Angeles Dodgers
STIT-YM Yadier Molina – St. Louis Cardinals
STIT-ZB Zach Britton – Baltimore Orioles
STIT-ZG Zack Greinke – Los Angeles Dodgers